Overview

• In interior São Paulo on Sept. 20, Governor Tarcísio de Freitas endorsed an amnesty as a factor of social pacification and stressed he does not seek impunity.
• The Chamber approved urgency for an amnesty-related bill and named Paulinho da Força as rapporteur, who rebranded it the “PL da Dosimetria” to reduce sentences rather than grant a blanket pardon.
• Paulinho said the text could benefit Jair Bolsonaro without confronting the Supreme Court and sought counsel from ex-president Michel Temer, drawing criticism from Eduardo Bolsonaro that the rapporteur publicly rebutted.
• As the PL presses to recruit Tarcísio for a 2026 run, Republicanos is demanding compensatory space and floating tickets in key states, including Marcelo Crivella or Clarissa Garotinho for a Senate bid in Rio and Cleitinho Azevedo for governor in Minas.
• Party bosses have sent mixed signals about Tarcísio’s future affiliation, even as qualitative research shows his appeal growing nationally despite voter complaints about security, education and transport in São Paulo.